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Thoughts shut up want air,
And spoil like bales unopen'd to the sun.
Thoughts shut up want air,
And spoil like bales unopen'd to the sun.
There would bee no great ones if there were no little ones.
There would bee no great ones if there were no little ones.
Out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh.
Out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh.
The good mother sayes not, Will you? but gives.
The good mother sayes not, Will you? but gives.
Am I always to be a mere listener? Shall I never reply?
Am I always to be a mere listener? Shall I never reply?
They say, best men are moulded out of faults.
They say, best men are moulded out of faults.
The way is an ill neighbour.
The way is an ill neighbour.
Thou marvell'st at my words, but hold thee still;
Things bad begun make strong themselves by ill.
Thou marvell'st at my words, but hold thee still;
Things bad begun make strong themselves by ill.
Be what thou wouldst seeme to be.
Be what thou wouldst seeme to be.